Transparent Classroom vs MySEL
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Transparent Classroom
This app facilitates online record-keeping and lesson planning for Montessori educators. It allows teachers to document classroom activities and student progress, while parents can view updates and share photos with educators.
- Online record-keeping
- Lesson planning
- Photo and video uploads
- Classroom activity tracking
- Concentration/work curve data recording
- Parent updates and photo sharing
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Transparent Classroom provides online record-keeping and lesson planning for Montessori guides. This app allows guides to: take and upload photos from their device to Transparent Classroom, view activity in the classroom, and record concentration/work curve data. Parents in Transparent Classroom can use the app to view notes and photos of their child(ren), receive notifications when more are published, and take photos of their children to send to their teachers.
MySEL
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The MySEL app was created to help early childhood teachers assess their understanding of the skills needed to support children’s social and emotional development. The foundation of this assessment is based on the Pyramid Model's Inventory of Practice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Transparent Classroom at 3 against MySEL's 1. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Transparent Classroom ships an update every 6 months, MySEL every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Transparent Classroom | MySEL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.2 (46 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 46 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Transparent Classroom, Inc. | Paul Tangen |
In-app purchases
Transparent Classroom
No in-app purchases
MySEL
No in-app purchases
Questions
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